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Caroline Davis is a saxophonist and vocalist currently living in New York. She has shared the stage with jazz greats Matt Wilson, Ellis Marsalis, Bobby Broom, Dennis Carroll, Von Freeman, and Tom Garling. She also finds a creative outlet performing in Chicago-based world music group Fatbook, hip- hop group Deep Fayed, and folk-Americana group Orso.
Charles Rumback is a Chicago-based drummer known for his work as a collaborator with Colorlist and Stirrup. In addition to leading his own quartet, Charles frequently works as a sideman with artists such as Angela James and Fred Lonberg-Holm.
Jeff Swanson began an active career as a guitarist living in Chicago. A contributor to the jazz community, Jeff performs with various groups including the Artie Black Three, Christopher McBride Quartet, Quentin Coaxum Quintet, and the Adam Thornburg Group.
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Whirlpool with Ron Miles: Dancing on the Inside
by Glenn Astarita
Venerable cornetist Ron Miles sat in with the core bass-less trio, Whirlpool during a 2013 live performance at a music venue in the hornist's hometown, Denver CO in 2013. As the story goes, this union resulted in synergistic output, leading to Dancing on the Inside. Guitarist Jeff Swanson advises that the The music was written specifically with Ron's unique musical voice in mind for this expanded quartet version..." Miles' resounding, lyrically charged extended notes; gruff accents and melodically ...
read moreWhirlpool: This World and One More
by Eyal Hareuveni
The collaborative Chicagoan trio Whirlpool aims to eliminate the boundaries between composition and improvisation. Its musicians--alto saxophonist Caroline Davis, also a vocalist who performs world music, hip-hop and folk-Americana; drummer Charles Rumback, a member of Colorist and collaborator of cellist Fred Lonberg-Holm and guitarist Jeff Swanson- -are versatile musicians, leaders of their own outfits. The nine pieces on the trio's debut recording feature clear and constant emphasis on form and a strong melodic core as the ...
read moreNew England Conservatory’s Annual Multi-media Film Noir Extravaganza Features Otto Preminger’s Whirlpool & Laura
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Tuesday, November 5 at NEC’s Jordan Hall Curated by Ran Blake and Aaron Hartley Part of NEC’s Music: Truth to Power series of over 30 concerts Pianist/composer/improviser Ran Blake and co-producer/trombonist Aaron Hartley bring an extra dimension to Hallowe'en with specimens of that most haunting genre, film noir. Now an annual tradition in its 9th year, this year's concert is based on one of the best-known specimens of the genre: Otto Preminger's Whirlpool (1949) and, the evening’s feature presentation, Laura ...
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